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Daniel Moxon

Lewis Hamilton's Spanish GP grid position changes as F1 stewards make penalty decision

Lewis Hamilton has been bumped up the starting order for the Spanish Grand Prix thanks to a penalty handed down to Pierre Gasly.

The seven-time world champion qualified fifth on the track on Saturday, one place behind the Frenchman. But Gasly was already being investigated for two separate incidents from earlier in the session and so his place on the second row of the grid was always under question.

The Alpine racer had got in the way of Carlos Sainz during Q1, to which the Spaniard responded by declaring: "He should get a penalty." And Gasly was also investigated for impeding Max Verstappen during the session.

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